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Banknote or coin suggestions   
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Who we are and what we do  
We are kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem, working
to fulfil our purpose of Toitu te Ōhanga, Toitu te Oranga (enabling the
prosperity and wellbeing of all New Zealanders). We deliver on our mandate
by:  

o [6]Operating monetary policy to maintain low and stable inflation and
contribute to maximum sustainable employment  
o [7]Promoting a sound and efficient financial system  
o [8]Meeting the public’s cash needs  
o [9]Overseeing effective payments systems  

Statistics  
For any queries or clarifications on the [10]data and statistics we
publish, please email [11][email address].  

Firms we regulate  
The Reserve Bank is the prudential regulator of banks, insurers, and
non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs).   

o [12]List of registered banks in New Zealand  
o [13]List of licensed insurers   
o [14]Register of licensed NBDTs  

Complaints about banks, insurers, and NBDTs 
If you have a complaint, please deal directly with your bank or insurer in
the first instance. You can also contact the [15]Banking Ombudsman,
the [16]Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman, or the [17]Financial
Markets Authority. 

Looking for information about the strength of the financial system?  
Check out our [18]Bank Financial Strength Dashboard. You can also read our
regular assessments of the economy and the financial system:  

o [19]Monetary Policy Statement  
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Please note that the Reserve Bank is not authorised to give legal or
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Kōrero – our speaking and engagement programme 
Reserve Bank staff meet and speak with a wide range of businesses,
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engagements are welcome opportunities to discuss topical issues and
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We’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

Kia ora,  

   

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early 2023. In the meantime please read our frequently asked
questions below.    

 

Upcoming Monetary Policy Announcements   

See all the Monetary Policy Announcement and Financial Stability Report
dates for 2023/2024 [23]here. 

 

Money & Cash   

* [24]Returning old or damaged currency  
* [25]The Future of Cash   
* [26]Security and counterfeit detection  
* [27]Using images of currency    

Banknote or coin suggestions   
If your email is offering suggestions related to banknote or coin designs
then it will be kept for review as part of any future work in this area.  

Who we are and what we do  
We are kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem, working
to fulfil our purpose of Toitu te Ōhanga, Toitu te Oranga (enabling the
prosperity and wellbeing of all New Zealanders). We deliver on our mandate
by:  

o [28]Operating monetary policy to maintain low and stable inflation and
contribute to maximum sustainable employment  
o [29]Promoting a sound and efficient financial system  
o [30]Meeting the public’s cash needs  
o [31]Overseeing effective payments systems  

Statistics  
For any queries or clarifications on the [32]data and statistics we
publish, please email [33][email address].  

Firms we regulate  
The Reserve Bank is the prudential regulator of banks, insurers, and
non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs).   

o [34]List of registered banks in New Zealand  
o [35]List of licensed insurers   
o [36]Register of licensed NBDTs  

Complaints about banks, insurers, and NBDTs 
If you have a complaint, please deal directly with your bank or insurer in
the first instance. You can also contact the [37]Banking Ombudsman,
the [38]Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman, or the [39]Financial
Markets Authority. 

Looking for information about the strength of the financial system?  
Check out our [40]Bank Financial Strength Dashboard. You can also read our
regular assessments of the economy and the financial system:  

o [41]Monetary Policy Statement  
o [42]Financial Stability Report   

Please note that the Reserve Bank is not authorised to give legal or
financial advice. Please contact a lawyer or a financial adviser
instead.  

Kōrero – our speaking and engagement programme 
Reserve Bank staff meet and speak with a wide range of businesses,
industry forums, community groups, schools and universities. These
engagements are welcome opportunities to discuss topical issues and
policies, hear people’s experiences and answer questions.  

Please check out the [43]Kōrero webpage for more information on the
programme. To request a speaker, please email [44][email address].  

 

We’ll be in touch as soon as possible. 

 

 

Kind regards | Ngā mihi nui 

  

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua  

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Dear Adam

 

Official information request

Thank you for your official information request of 2 June 2023 for:

Any written communications sent to or from the Reserve Bank Governor,
Adrian Orr, which would contain any reference to or evidence of the
Governor's resulting or demonstrated awareness of his likeness being used
in online memes on websites such as (but not limited to) Twitter.com.

That is to say any communications sent to him containing anything in
reference to it, or any communications the Governer himself has sent. This
may include content in the form of written word, URLs, or images.

These written communications can include but are not limited to emails,
SMS, or any instant messaging services (i.e. MS Teams).

A 24 month search period should suffice.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 3 July 2023, being 20 working days after the day
of your request. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we
will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

Charges for providing official information and publishing responses

The Official Information Act allows charges to be imposed for the
preparation of information that we send in response to requests. The
Reserve Bank is resourced to meet disclosure obligations for a reasonable
level of requests and generally will not impose charges for small, simple
or infrequent requests. Where the request is for information that requires
substantial collation, research and preparation work, and is chargeable,
we will work with you first to refine the request to a smaller scale or
scope that is less likely to involve charges.

 

Responses to official information requests are published on the Reserve
Bank’s website. We will confirm in our decision letter to you whether we
intend to publish our response to your request.

 

Further information about charges and publishing responses is available on
our website at
[1]www.rbnz.govt.nz/research-and-publications/official-information-requests.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Government and Industry Relations Team

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [3]Text Description automatically generated
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From: Adam Parsons <[5][FYI request #22984 email]>
Sent: Friday, 2 June 2023 3:58 pm
To: RBNZ Info <[6][RBNZ request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Governor's awareness of himself in
popular culture

 

Dear Reserve Bank of New Zealand,

I would like to request any written communications sent to or from the
Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, which would contain any reference to or
evidence of the Governor's resulting or demonstrated awareness of his
likeness being used in online memes on websites such as (but not limited
to) Twitter.com.

That is to say any communications sent to him containing anything in
reference to it, or any communications the Governer himself has sent. This
may include content in the form of written word, URLs, or images.

These written communications can include but are not limited to emails,
SMS, or any instant messaging services (i.e. MS Teams).

A 24 month search period should suffice.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Parsons.

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Dear Adam

 

Please find attached a response to your request to the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua made under the Official Information Act 1982.

Kind regards

 

Government and Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [2]Text Description automatically generated
Te Pūtea Matua
[3]cid:image010.png@01D7593A.4FF7BCD0   
2 The Terrace, Wellington
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
6140

W [1]rbnz.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

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Dear Adam,

 

There is no further information in scope of your request. As noted in our
response letter, the RBNZ Governor has no social media accounts.
Additionally, the position of RBNZ Governor is a public one, meaning it
involves some level of public exposure, whether in media or online.

 

Kind regards,

 

Government and Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – [2]Text Description automatically generated
Te Pūtea Matua
[3]cid:image010.png@01D7593A.4FF7BCD0   
2 The Terrace, Wellington
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
6140

W [1]rbnz.govt.nz

 

 

From: Adam Parsons <[FOI #22984 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 June 2023 11:37 pm
To: Ministerial correspondence Mailbox <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA response from the RBNZ

 

Dear Ministerial correspondence Mailbox,

Has the Reserve Bank Governor now been made aware of his likeness being
repurposed in online meme culture as a result of this OIA request, and is
there any correspondence in accordance with that which would now be in the
scope of this OIA request?

Yours sincerely,

Adam Parsons

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